MAJOR CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN SEPTEMBER 2010!!!

[science_man_88]

Quake hits off coast of Mexican resort city

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude struck off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Originally Posted by USGS

Time
2014-05-31 08:53:48 UTC-03:00
Location
18.852°N 107.445°W
Depth
10.0km

[science_man_88]

Tsunami Warning for Aleutians After 8.0 Quake


Admittedly the thing on yahoo that talks about it suggested 7.1 :

The earthquake recorded at 12:53 p.m. local time was initially reported with a magnitude of 7.1, but Ruppert says that was upgraded to 8.0. The quake was centered about 13 miles southeast of Little Sitkin Island.

[science_man_88]

7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Mexico

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning off Mexico's southern coast near the border with Guatemala, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake happened at 6:23 a.m. local (7:23 a.m. ET), centered in the Pacific Ocean but not far from the coast, about 22 miles west-southwest of Tapachula, Mexico, and about 140 miles west of Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The depth of the quake was 47.2 miles, the USGS said.

[science_man_88]

Strong earthquake hits off the coast of Japan

Friday, July 11, 2014, 3:48 -

A 6.8 magnitude quake has been detected 165 kilometres off the east coast of Japan,, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.

The quake was 10 km deep and occurred at 19:22 GMT, according to the agency.

While Japan has tsunami advisories in place, no tsunami watches or warnings have been issued by Environment Canada, NOAA or the USGS.

[Xyzzy]

Apparently where we live (NE Arkansas) is a high-risk earthquake area.

[kladner]

You live in an area with deep-injection waste disposal wells.

EDIT: Hold on to your hats if this induced shaking causes New Madrid to cut loose.

[science_man_88]

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits off Japan's northeast coast: USGS

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast early Monday morning, the US Geological Survey said.

[science_man_88]

Strong quake kills at least 175 in southern China

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 4:30 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was in Longtoushan township, 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of the city of Zhaotong, the Ludian county seat.

[kladner]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/0...-volcano-watch

Well, after receiving almost no news coverage, Bárðarbunga - Iceland's biggest volcano and the "big sister" of Laki (the deadliest volcano in recorded history) - is finally starting to get noticed by the news.

Be sure to check out all the links to graphics and animations. There are some fantastic visualizations.

[Nick]

Brian and I visited both Vesuvius and Etna a few weeks ago.
At Vesuvius, it is easier to reach the top and there are great views over the Bay of Naples, but there has been no serious eruption for over 50 years, so all the stones and ash are old and the volcano feels dead.

On Etna, the landscape is much blacker, ash strays on to the access roads, and as you get higher you start hearing the volcano rumble a few times per minute.

[Nick]

Iceland has now issued a red alert to aviation:
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-v...ticles/nr/2947